Love!

That is all.

What ho? An order of Science Scouts? With merit badges????? I was super excited when I saw this on boingboing, but as I read more and more I realized it was written by a group of elitist science people who think they're smarter than everyone else, which I hate hate hate. Still, the idea of a patch expressing one's love for invertebrates is a pretty awesome concept, and the site gives those who were mercilessly beat up in high school for being good at chemistry* an outlet for all their rage, which is always an interesting read.

p.s. Y'all should check out the band Cat Empire. It's like 90's ska revamped and refreshed for '07.

*Come on, couldn't you have gotten beaten up for something more interesting? Like having a thick Russian accent? Or a peg leg?

It's Official....

Anna Nicole Smith is dead. Most likely from a drug overdose. What is it about celebrities and drugs and death that's so alluring? Don't lie to me, I know you read all about Pete Doherty in the tabloids, and you love every second of it.

Maybe that's why I can't get enough of Amy Winehouse. Though she's been panned by Pitchfork (Which, by the way, I never take any real music advice from because their job is basically to hate every band out there and then pretend they are cool by praising Justin Timberlake. Posers.), I think she has an incredible singing voice and has put out some pretty infectious tracks, including the recent single "Rehab".

This ain't some bullshit track about sex, drugs and rock and roll, neither. Her record company ACTUALLY TRIED TO PUT HER IN REHAB. Winehouse, of course, adamantly refused to go. She's a total train wreck, and I can't get enough of it. An article published in The Washington Post reveals every single sordid detail about her alcoholism, among other things, and i'm not sure what to make of it. It's undeniably gut wrenching, but when you listen her songs the message is clear: pain, suffering and addiction make for a helluva music career. It almost makes me feel like the only barrier between me and writing good music is the fact that i'm so goddamned goody-two shoes all the time. Almost.

Listen To This Now

Jesus YouTube, all I want to do is post videos on my blog but you won't let me. You say you're "fetching" my blog information, but you seem to be "fetching" it about as fast as as a two legged dog. Fine, have it your way, i'll keep my blog looking as un-slick as possible.

Whew. On to the important stuff.

My current obsession is with the Lil' Wayne song "Shooter". I heart Wheezy. The guy can spit some serious fire and has a gravelly quality to his voice that that is completely addictive. I can't help but put his shit on repeat. Shooter is a 70's funk-reggae-dutty south hybrid, and you could bump it at a party just as well as you could have a down and dirty makeout session to it. This song has even gotten me over my general annoyance with Robin Thicke. I mean, come on, THE GUY IS MR. SEEVER'S SON. Regardless of the by-association-lameness that Thicke brings to the song, the man lays it down something sick. This track is hot and you all should check it out.

If you're like me and you can't get enough of Lil' Wayne, check out his myspace site. I'm particularly fond of "Stuntin' Like My Daddy", if only because of the image of a chromed-out Yamaha that the chorus evokes.*

*It is common knowledge that motorcycles are totally hot.